“Alcohol Destroys Families”

“Alcohol Destroys Families” – Anyone who has lived with an alcoholic or drug addict knows what a terrible impact the addiction can have on the integrity of the family. Unfortunately, most…

Heroin use on the rise in rural areas

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"I can tell you that there is not a day that goes by in this emergency department that we are not dealing with someone who actively is using heroin, or someone who has presented to us for help in getting off of their heroin," says Janyce Sanford, chair …
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Stop the marijuana lobby

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They say drug laws fill our prisons with innocent people. According to the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 85 percent of prison inmates have drug or alcohol problems. But only 6 percent are behind bars for drug possession, and only 0.3 percent …
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Early struggles gave Martin Walsh a solid underpinning

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He has support in the gay community because he aggressively opposed an attempt to overturn same-sex marriage, a surprising stand for the devout Catholic, whose efforts drew criticism from a priest on the altar. Walsh spoke with people at the Kit Clark …
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